BBC初級口語:Tall People Earn More 高個兒掙錢多
Background: 澳大利亞的研究人員發現，高個子的人比矮個子的人掙錢多。身高多出十公分就可能讓一個人多掙百分之三的工資。
【文本】
Tall People Earn More
The long and short of this Australian report is that tall workers earn significantly more than their vertically challenged counterparts.
A six-foot man can expect a windfall of almost $750 (around 7500 yuan) a year.
The researchers found there were practical reasons why the size gap translated into a pay gap. Tall people were sometimes more capable of performing certain physical tasks, like reaching high shelves.
But the discrepancy is explained mainly by discrimination, the simple fact that society tends to look on tall people as more powerful and smarter, even when they're not.
The study from the Australian National University also found that slimmer workers tend to get slimmer pay packets. Fat men earn five per cent more than their slender colleagues.
【口語突破】
the long and short of 簡而言之，歸納起來
vertically challenged 直立的挑戰，此處指身體的高度
counterparts 相對的/對等的（人）
six-foot （身高）六英尺
windfall 橫財/以外的收入
gap 縫隙/距離
more capable 更有能力的
discrepancy 差異/矛盾
discrimination 歧視
slimmer 較瘦的人
pay packets 工資待遇
slender 苗條的
【Exercises】
Questions:
1. From which country does the research study originate?
2. How much extra money do the researchers believe a six-foot man can earn?
3. What did the researchers say about society and its view of tall people?
4. What relationship did the researchers find between weight and pay?
【Keys】
Answers
1. From which country does the research study originate?
The research report comes from Australia.
2. How much extra money do the researchers believe a six-foot man can earn?
They believe a six-foot man can earn around $750 a year more than his shorter counterparts.
3. What did the researchers say about society and its view of tall people?
They said society tends to think tall people as more powerful and smarter.
4. What relationship did the researchers find between weight and pay?
The researchers found that fatter people earn more than slimmer people.
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